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Alvin Rakoff, former President of the Directors Guild of Great Britain, has directed more than 100 television dramas as well as a dozen feature films. Among other awards and nominations he twice won the coveted International Emmy Television Award ... |
A VOYAGE ROUND MY FATHER starring Laurence Olivier CALL ME DADDY |
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Over his career he has directed ..
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| Sean Connery John Gielgud Laurence Olivier Ralph Richardson Rex Harrison Donald Wolfit Michael Gambon Jeremy Irons Alan Rickman Michael Crawford |
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Lansbury Claire Bloom Jane Asher Zoe Wanamaker Fiona Shaw Shelley Winters |
Judi Dench |
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His work in theatre ranges from HAMLET at Bristol Old Vic, to a star-studded - Richard Briers, Wayne Sleep, Penelope Keith - charity performance before HM Queen at Royal Albert Hall. |
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His writing, as a journalist, enabled him to graduate from University of Toronto. He has written television plays, adaptations, screenplays. Recently he turned to writing novels. & GILLIAN His first novel (Little Brown) has been translated into ten languages. SEVEN EINSTEINS His second novel on genetic cloning has been optioned for a film. BALDWIN STREET His third book on growing up in poverty in Canada was critically acclaimed in Germany. |
TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS. Recently he wrote and directed a musical based on the life of songwriter Johnny Mercer. WHO IS SEAN CONNERY ? |
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